Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-08
.onraN OLD MAIDS.

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,uilwaukee Telegraph
;,a to the idea of things which
ce y,a not 80 very long ago, the
yam who did not marry was q
, ,aa being. 1t did not matter
nue. sbe remained single from
n' ~ necessity for since it was con-
ice lsa u a woman's only manifest and
70 ble destiny to marry, she must
l',.se be regarded as q failure in
., y - did not do this. And though
l.ar have refused forty offers OF
ill., ';i' 20. or have had the most impera,
l1nt;es of any sort, or developed the
decided talent for some vocation
~ cher than marriage; yet neither
NV al of these would have been
,,,tea as a valid reason why she
ri not follow what society had de-
j was the only proper course in life
I4om tbis condition of things there
r. in literature and the minds of the
[n1e in general the typical "old
~ She was always pictured as
n angular, and forbidden in ap-
r,nce; morose and ill-tempered in
,o,ition. as became q blighted and
Emointed being; hating youth and
[:.rc of all sorts, with o special
,cs against lovemaking and lovers,
they reminded her of her own
i.bed youth and the opportunities
h she never had, or, having, had
lected.
nt we have changed all that in these
: DAYS. With the education of
nan md the broadening of their OPP
E%upitics in every way their destinies
! broadened also. A woman is still,
baps, expected to marry, and it is
for her that she should, provided
marriage can be a happy and suit
one. But if from her own choice,
necessity arising from o lack of ap-
cation on the part of the other and
h STUPID sex, she remains at the end
er DAYS what some n calls an Gun
med blessing" she is no longer
Elered, from this circumstance
Re. a failure and IN unhappy
ture. She is no longer doomed to
lie Of dependence in the house Of
ther, for a score of vocations are
b to her, in any one of which she
win q livelihood or even compe-
Ee. Consequently she commands
beet, ard, far from being q subject
mtempt or pity, she is more likely
object Of open or secret envy on the
Of most of her married acquain-
yes. .....
nd SOFT has come about that the
cal old maid of former times has
Fcd away, and in the literature of
by We find new types conforming to
new facts of the case and quite diff
pt from the old. The modern old
lis not angular and forbidding in
Faance, but plump and pleasing.
is not morose and ill-tempered, but
and good-natured to an extent
makes her the best of company.
Ne has never had the absorbing
that comes with marriage, and has
pmllY Of sons and daughters growing
bout her to remind her of the flight
ears, she has naturally forgotten to
Fold, and young people regard her
le OF themselves when good times
being planned; while in the matter
Pvers and love making she has had
experience which makes her simply
luable as contidante and adviser,
She is the repository of all the Sc
OF this sort which exist within the
eoi her acquaintance. She dresses
FqalSltc taste, she pets q pug dog
White cat. a golden beetle, or what
animal fashion may dictate; is
zed by her family, especially her
s nephews; has hosts of admirers,
discretion and propriety personi-
Is the guiding spirit in orphan
lnS' hospital fairs, associated
ny matters, and other good works,
IN short. lives out to the end of
Jays a happy, useful, well-rounded
ence.
AHts1ED IN RELIGIOUS FORK.
~ you at all interested in religious
asked the new pastor. Indeed
replied the stranger, at the other
sle street car; II have a mortgage
S,opo on the Y. M. G. A. building,
,resoFterian pastor owes me three
us rent, I've just sold two town
,!e Catholics, I'm trying to col
y Methodist vote for my son, who
lung Tor the Legislature. and last
picked IN q Ror+;,+ aoooo, =,
trade and 1 hope to fall from
n he didn't skin me out of a Nor
Wv worth 5000 for an old ghost
:" uoc5ored up to look more like q
'0'o than a dime looks like q ten
see' Bay, you're the new Baptist
W. amt you? Have you found a
SUIT you y~et?"-Burdette, in